Glamorgan’s hopes of avoiding relegation from Division Two of the County Championship hang in the balance after Yorkshire set them a daunting target of 396 to win on the final day at Headingley.
The Welsh county ended the third day on 141 for 7, still needing 255 runs to pull off an improbable victory. Yorkshire need just three more wickets to secure victory and maintain their promotion push alongside Sussex.
Glamorgan had earlier bowled Yorkshire out for 273, with James Harris taking his 600th first-class wicket in the process. However, Yorkshire’s opening bowler Ben Coad has been the star of the show, taking 4 for 30 to move past 50 wickets for the season.
Coad struck early in Glamorgan’s second innings, dismissing Sam Northeast and Colin Ingram in quick succession. Asa Tribe, playing in just his second first-class match, has been the only Glamorgan batter to show any resistance, scoring an unbeaten half-century.
The morning conditions once again favored the bowlers, with Jamie Harris and Andy Gorvin making early inroads into Yorkshire’s batting. Harris dismissed Finlay Bean and Matthew Fisher, while Timm van der Gugten accounted for George Hill.
Jonathan Tattersall and Dom Bess steadied the ship for Yorkshire, but both fell to lbw dismissals. Van der Gugten then removed Jordan Thompson and Chris Cooke, before Harris completed his five-wicket haul by bowling Dan Moriarty.
Glamorgan’s chase got off to a poor start, with Northeast and Ingram both falling cheaply. Tribe has held the innings together, but Glamorgan still face an uphill battle to save the match.
